Elderly

Due to medical and technical advances, people are getting older. In Europe, life expectancy was around 45 years in 1900 and this has increased to 80 years in 2014. It is expected that life expectancy will further increase. A growing ageing population is placing demands on the economy, society and health care systems. Starting and maintaining an active and healthy lifestyle can support a healthy ageing society.

The Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission's in-house science service, has published a science and policy report highlighting the importance of diet and nutrition in increasing healthy life years...

Researchers from the NU-AGE project have published a special issue in the journal Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, which summarises new methods to tackle a key factor of ageing in elderly people - inflammation...

Europeans are living longer. Good news of course, but also a challenge as people should not just age, but also remain healthy for as long as possible. The EU-funded NU-AGE project will study how diet can promote health in the elderly and help to prevent the development of age-related diseases.

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